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<h1>Report Options dialog box: Formats tab</h1>
<p>The options on the Formats tab of the Report Options dialog box include 
 the following:</p>
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<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Available Export Modes</B></span>: 
 Determine the formats in which the report can be exported. For details 
 on each option, see 
<a HREF="Export_modes_reports.htm">Defining which 
 report export modes are available to users</a>.</p></li>
	<ul type="square" class="whs2">
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Excel with plain 
 text</B></span>: The report can be exported to Microsoft Excel in a plain 
 text format.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>CSV file format</B></span>: 
 The report can be exported in a CSV (comma separated value) format.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Excel with formatting</B></span>: 
 The report can be exported to Microsoft Excel while retaining its MicroStrategy 
 formatting.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>HTML</B></span>: The 
 report can be exported to an HTML file.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Plain text</B></span>: 
 The report can be exported in a plain text format.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>PDF</B></span>: The 
 report can be exported to PDF.</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Run by default as<span style="font-weight: normal;">: 
 Select the format or mode in which the report is run by default. For details 
 on each option, see 
<a HREF="Run_modes.htm">Determine the format or mode 
 in which a report is run</a>.</span></p></li>
	<ul type="square" class="whs2">
		
<li class=p><p class="whs3">View<span style="font-weight: normal;">: 
 The report is opened in View Mode by default.</span></p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Excel with plain 
 text</B></span>: The report is opened in Microsoft Excel with a plain text 
 format, by default.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>CSV file format</B></span>: 
 The report is opened in a CSV (comma separated value) format, by default.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Excel with formatting</B></span>: 
 The report is opened in Microsoft Excel and retains its MicroStrategy 
 formatting, by default.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>HTML</B></span>: The 
 report is opened in an HTML file, by default.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Plain text</B></span>: 
 The report is opened in a plain text format, by default.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>PDF</B></span>: The 
 report is opened as a PDF file, by default.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ul>
<h3>Related topics</h3>
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<li style="margin-left: -20px;" class=p><p>
<a href="Merge_lock_headers.htm">Merging 
 column and row headers</a></p></li>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px;" class=p><p>
<a href="Lock_column_rows_and_headers.htm">Locking 
 column and row headers</a></p></li>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px;" class=p><p>
<a href="Using_Outline_Mode.htm">Outlining 
 data: Outline Mode</a></p></li>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px;" class=p><p>
<a href="Display_attribute_forms.htm">Displaying 
 attribute forms</a></p></li>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px;" class=p><p>
<a href="Thresholds_on_report.htm">Displaying 
 thresholds on a report</a></p></li>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px;" class=p><p>
<a href="Applying_banding.htm">Applying 
 color banding to a report</a></p></li>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px;" class=p><p>
<a href="Full_screen_mode_report.htm">Maximizing 
 your view of a report: Full Screen mode</a></p></li>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px;" class=p><p>
<a href="Remove_extra_column.htm">Removing 
 the extra 'Metrics' column on a report</a></p></li>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px;" class=p><p>
<a href="Export_modes_reports.htm">Defining 
 which report export modes are available to users</a></p></li>
	
<li style="margin-left: -20px;" class=p><p>
<a HREF="Report_Options_dialog_Grid.htm">Report 
 Options dialog box: Grid tab</a></p></li>
</ul>
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